Marach and Pavic are going for their second straight major title together after winning the Australian Open in January.

The sixth-seeded Frenchmen have won two Grand Slams together.

Thiem, who was playing in his third successive French Open semi-final, admitted the second set had been a nervy encounter after needing five set points to get through it.

The third quickly disappeared as well and Cecchinato had set points of his own, but Thiem finally put the Italian away before going on to win 7-5 7-6 (12/10) 6-1. But the chance to set the bar so high in terms of Roland Garros titles as to make it unassailable?

Asked if he felt in "steamroller mode" heading into the final, Nadal said: "I can't tell you, I'm just in the finals".

Then again, Thiem upended Nadal in Rome a year ago before being thumped by the Spaniard in the French Open semifinals weeks later 6-3 6-4 6-0.

Thiem has won 7-5 6-3 and lost creditably 7-6 6-4 in Madrid, and won 6-4 6-3 in Rome.

At No. 72, Cecchinato was the lowest-ranked men's semifinalist at the French Open since 1999. Thiem defeated Marco Cecchinato in Friday's semifinal, 7-5, 7-6 (10),.

The 10-time Roland Garros champion was second-best in the first set, but the powerful Del Potro was unable to claim a solitary break as he was thrashed 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 on a glorious Friday in Paris. "Good tactics and mentality in the first set". If you were laying odds at the beginning of the tournament, Thiem was nowhere near the seventh favorite (he's seeded No. 7).

In 2016, Cecchinato was accused of match-fixing but an 18-month suspension was thrown out on a technicality.

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